Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol are working overtime to keep motorists and road crews safe through localized enforcement efforts in multiple parts of the state, including Kimball County, according to a Nov. 15 news release from the patrol. This effort includes specific enforcement operations in the Nebraska Panhandle and other areas of western Nebraska. In October, troopers in Troop E focused specifically on excessive speeding in Kimball County. During the operation, troopers issued more than 250 citations or warnings for speeding in... Full story
Steel installation is underway at the new Kimball hospital construction site. Several loads of steel arrived last week along with a large crane, which will be used for installation. KHS contracted steel nearly a year ago to assure it would be available when needed for the project. Pouring of the concrete slab continues, with an additional 11,000-plus square feet done last week. The masons also have nearly completed block work for the ambulance garage and de-contamination room in the northeast... Full story
The ballots have been counted, the election results are in and the local races – in Kimball County – have been decided.But until Nov. 16 when the county canvassing board meets, all results are unofficial. In the City of Kimball mayoral race, John Morrison, with 480 outpaced city Councilwoman Christy Warner with 312, to lead the city for the next four years. With only one individual on the ballot for two positions on the Kimball City Council, Creg Pike was elected to a four-year term with 612... Full story
In an unprecedented election in Banner County, write-in candidates determined the outcome of the election. Both incumbent Banner County commissioners lost their bid for re-election to write-in candidates Robin Darnall and Laif Anderson. Anderson had 254 votes and Darnall had 221, while Commissioners' Sandberg and Post had 113 and 108, respectively. All totals are unofficial until the canvassing board meets. County Assessor Bernice Huffman lost to Kacy Krakow, 80-292. County Clerk Lisa Cross lost her position to Katie West, 138-230. Recently... Full story
The Nov. 1 Kimball City Council meeting opened with a postponement of a public hearing and a postponement of a vote on Ordinance No. 807 – for the proposed annexation of the Warner/Substation Property south of Horseshoe Hill area. The ordinance is expected to be voted on at the Nov. 15 meeting. The council switched to current business, which included a discussion of Ordinance No. 811 regarding the discharge of firearms. City Attorney Matt Turman told the council that the changes would clean up language and make the ordinance more up to date. C...
Retired Col. Tony Baker is this year's keynote speaker for the 21st annual Kimball Jr/Sr. High School Civics Class Veterans Day program. In 2000, Baker completed a deployment to the Bosnia and Kosovo NATO mission. In 2001, he deployed to Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia Theater of operations helping train the Ethiopian Army. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 2001. In 2004 he deployed to Iraq, where he helped develop the targeting systems needed to catch bomb makers. In late 2004,...
William Serrano, charged with shooting his girlfriend Tessa Ghering at their home in Kimball, has been scheduled for a motion hearing next month. Ghering died at the scene. Judge Derek Weimer continued the case Nov. 1 and a lengthier hearing is scheduled in Kimball District Court at 9 a.m. on Dec. 12. Serrano remains in the Kimball County Jail on charges including manslaughter, attempted first degree murder, and attempted terroristic threats....
Good morning, this week blew in with strong gusty winds and a time change. Both were unwanted by yours truly. Elections are over (yeah!), but since that was Tuesday, and this is Thursday, nothing for me to report. Hopefully everyone voted and we can move on. Today, November 10th the annual Veterans Day breakfast will be served at 8 a.m. for all military personal at the high school, and a program will follow at 9 a.m. that is open to the public. Also on this date, the junior high wrestling team will head to Hemmingford. For the time, please call...
The phone number is 336-880-7893 to report any information regarding Oliver, a pet cat who was lost Sept. 6, 2022, in Kimball. The wrong phone number was listed in an advertisement appearing in the Nov. 10, 2022, edition of the Observer. Oliver was last seen at South Oak Street and Old Highway 71 in Kimball. There is a $500 reward. Oliver is a domestic medium hair 4-year-old male tabby who is orange and white in color. He has a fluffy tail and no collar. Oliver's pet ID is 137947. Information... Full story
The feral cat problem was once again on the Kimball City Council agenda. Tiffany LaBeau, the founder of Kimball's Trap Neuter Release, said the City of Kimball approved her fund request to help 30 feral cats. The council approved $2,500 of Keno Funds for this program. From Nov. 12-14, volunteers from Northern Colorado Friends of Ferals will trap 30 cats and have them spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and treated for fleas, wounds and infections. These adult cats will be returned to Kimball with a... Full story
At 1 p.m. Friday, the Kimball Dispatch Center went from using paper and pencil to recording calls into the 21st Century using a web-based computer program. With Kimball County now into the 21st Century, only four other agencies in Nebraska – including Banner and Sioux – are operating with paper and pencil and written reports. So what used to be recorded in notebooks and on paper will now be logged on the computer with an easy retrieval. According to Nick Conley, product manager for EFORCE, the...
The Kimball County Commissioners approved and signed a letter of support Tuesday for the Kimball Housing Hub for the GBSD (Ground Based Strategic Deterrent) Deployment and Minuteman III Decommissioning project. The prepared letter stated: “As Northrop Grumman works with the U.S. Air Force to prepare for and implement this project, the City of Kimball within Kimball County is uniquely poised to provide the ideal location for a housing hub.” The letter continued, “The City of Kimball has experience with the challenges such a hub create, and i...
A spirited campaign season in Kimball and Banner counties is winding down as the Election Day nears next Tuesday, Nov. 8. With this time frame in mind, Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen outlines below what to expect at the polls for the General Election. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mountain Time. Check Your Voter Registration And PollingPlace You can check the status of your voter registration and the location of your polling place by contacting your county election office or logging onto www.votercheck.necvr.ne.gov/ If you vot...
Kimball schools Superindent Trevor Anderson, in the top photo, sported the "Joe Dirt" look during Halloween festivities Monday at the junior-senior high school. In the lower photo, downtown was absolutely packed for the trick-or-treat parade that returned after a couple of years away due to you know what. Some estimated the crowd at 300 or more, judging from the amount of candy handed out. This line above passes along the east side of the Observer office. See more Halloween photos on Page...
Well, here we are in November, and this year is a special November because it is an Election Year! Man will I be glad when that is over with. Bet a few of you feel that way also! Voting will take place here at the courthouse from 7 a.m.- 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 8th. Remember this quote by George Jean Mathan “ Bad Officials Are Elected By Good Citizens Who Don’t Vote.” So get out there, make a difference! Welcome to new community members Tee & Abby Cross and family. Before all of that, though, we have two new art shows at the Western Nebrask...
Students and instructors from Banner County and 28 other high schools met near Gering to compete in State Land Judging Oct. 19. The North Platte Natural Resources District partnered with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service to host the annual competition. With towering bluffs rising to the north, students judged in a dryland corn field southwest of Wildcat Hills Recreation Area. Land Judging is a high school competition that challenges students to gain a better understanding of soil s...
In the top photo, Amber Wilke, Colton Boren and Krystal Wilke with AW Laser Art handed out candy to over 250 kids and adults at the Trunk or Treat Halloween event at Kimball High School on Oct. 29. In the middle photo, FirsTier Bank opened up its candy vault at Trunk or Treat. And in the lower photo, taken by Daria Anderson-Faden, trick-or-treaters make their way through downtown,... Full story
Now it's official. Tom Southard, the longtime Western Nebraska Observer sportswriter and columnist, is a member of the Nebraska Journalism Hall of Fame. Southard was inducted posthumously Saturday night during a ceremony at the Graduate Hotel in Lincoln. Family members traveled across the state to attend and occupied a table directly in front of the podium during the dinner and ceremony. The hall's Class of 2022 included Southard, who passed away nearly two years ago, and five other inductees on... Full story
The Kimball City Council heard the first and only reading of Ordinance No. 809 – Barking Dogs and Chasing Dogs – at the Oct. 18 meeting. The ordinance states that an individual will be fined no greater than $250 for the first offense of a loud and howling dog that disturbs the peace, but the second offense in a year is more expensive and the third offense may cost up to $1,000. The ordinance includes any person harboring a dog who molests, attacks or snaps at people. The previous dog ordinance was dated 1992 and was antiquated. According to... Full story
This is the second of two installments of the Observer’s Q&A with local candidates in contested races. This week we present the candidated for Kimball Kimball County commissioner, Kimball School Board and Banner County commissioner. For each race featured in this report, candidates are listed in alphabetical order. Larry Engsrom Kimball County Commissioner Candidate Briefly describe your background and professional and political experience. I’m a farmer, rancher. Married we have two sons and a granddaughter. I am active in the First Eng...
Jo Timmerman, a registered nurse at Kimball Health Services, gives a flu shot to Kelly Garrett of Kimball during the Kimball Community Health Fair at the Sagebrush. Ninety-two people received low cost blood testing at the health fair on Friday and 70 on Saturday....
The Banner County Museum's 1922 Case steam engine tractor is 100 years old this year and remains operational. The Case 65 H.P. steam engine tractor in Harrisburg is one of only a few in the area that actually runs and is certified. The steam engine tractors must be certified because they have a boiler. Legacy of the Plains Museum has a steam engine, but it is no longer certified. Another is located in Crawford, but the man who worked on it has died, and another steam engine tractor is located... Full story
Good morning, little on the cool side around here, but no snow they were predicting. Good for that, although we are quickly approaching November. At this point, Halloween has been celebrated in various places in several ways and this Friday, October 28th there will be one more. At Hotel 21, 2605 10th Street in Gering there will be a WNAC fund raiser, Boos and Brews. The event will run from 7 - 10 p.m. and more information is available by calling 308-632-2226. On Saturday, October 29th there will be a Sip & Shop Showcase at the Weborg 21 Centre,...
By the Spring of 2023, the Legion Hall in Dix will be restored and available for public events, according to Joe Bayura, Jr., who purchased the building in June 2022. After the purchase, Bayura and his crew immediately got to work on the building. The first thing that was done was to re-paint the American flag on the south side of the building. In addition, they have hauled loads of trash out of the building and put over 600 lbs. of mortar on the inside, both on the sides of the building and in...
Kids in Kimball will have two Halloween events to show off their costumes and get sacks full of candy. Always a popular event, On Oct. 29 from 3-5 p.m. at the East Parking Lot of the Kimball High School, Treat or Trunk will occur. The other event-the Downtown Halloween Parade is back. It will begin at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31st, at the Kimball Public Library with sacks for candy. Then head north to the Western Nebraska Observer and the FirsTier Bank continue to the rest of the 15 businesses by following the map to candy stations throughout... Full story